I just finished reading the letter of John Kennedy, of Manlius, published in the May 15, 2014, Post-Standard. Mr. Kennedy, exactly who do you think turned the property which you reference into a "burned-out warehouse plus chemical waste site plus tire dump that owes $2.2 million dating back 30 years"? I'll give you a hint, it wasn't the "delusional government's greed.'' It was the business that occupied that building and then flew the coop when the "big bad government" expected them to pay their tax bill.

The building, as it sits today, is not worth anything. But its value is not due to government greed. It is due to an irresponsible business that raped and pillaged it's facility, didn't pay it's property taxes like the rest of us, and then blew town claiming government oppression. The public employees aren't getting rich off this, Mr. Kennedy. And the only freeloader is the business that poisoned the land and didn't pay its taxes.

Mr. Kennedy, your letter is baffling. Do you seriously believe that the government's delusional greed is the problem here as opposed to the business owner who turned the site into a toxic dump, didn't pay property taxes and then blew town? Oy!